At one time Rudolph Valentino's star shone brighter than any other in Hollywood. A handsome, debonair man whose  image on the screen caused women to swoon and faint. Sadly, his star wasn't destined to shine for long.

Rodolfo Pietro Filibert Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguella

A photo of Valentino's cursed ring, not sure if this is a real photo of it or not but, you can find more info here:https://anomalien.com/the-real-story-of-rudolph-valentinos-cursed-ring/

 

 
Rudolph Valentino  and Agnes Ayres in the Sheik

 Newspaper article of his viewing and funeral

Crush of fans during his viewing.
Pola Negri

The heartbroken Pola Negri being escorted during the funeral in California

This photo is actually for sale here:https://www.amazon.com/Rudolph-Valentino-Funeral-photo-Z3664/dp/B00ICNTDW8

Pola Negri y Rudolph Valentino by Federico Beltrán Masses.
The portrait shows Negri wearing Valentino’s ‘cursed’ ring. Photograph: Beltrán Masses courtesy of Bonhams
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/07/rudolph-valentino-portrait-cursed-ring-goes-on-sale-federico-beltran-masses-auction

A photo of Karie Bible as the Lady in Black at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. Photo Credit: Brian Donnelly @ donnelleywood56 and https://www.facebook.com/brian.donnelly.98
You can find Karie at CemeteryTourGuide on instagram
 

 
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Information Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sheik_(film)
https://www.biography.com/actor/rudolph-valentino
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-latin-lover-and-his-enemies-119968944/
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/valentino-dies
https://hollyhttps://biography.yourdictionary.com/rudolph-valentinowoodforever.com/story/rudolph-valentino/
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/cursed-ring/
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/07/rudolph-valentino-portrait-cursed-ring-goes-on-sale-federico-beltran-masses-auction
https://www.thescarechamber.com/the-cursed-ring-of-rudolph-valentino/
https://anomalien.com/the-real-story-of-rudolph-valentinos-cursed-ring/
http://theunexplainedmysteries.com/cursed-ring.html
Image Credit:
http://www.yourememberthat.com/media/16757/Rudolph_Valentino_Funeral_Riot/#.XrDcOPlKiU
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1926-pola-negri-vintage-rudolph-valentino-funeral
https://carrieannebrownian.wordpress.com/2016/08/24/rudolph-valentino-week-part-iii-a-crazy-funeral-and-wake/
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/sep/07/rudolph-valentino-portrait-cursed-ring-goes-on-sale-federico-beltran-masses-auction
Image of Karie Bible Photo Credit: Brian Donnelly @ donnelleywood56 and https://www.facebook.com/brian.donnelly.98
You can find Karie at CemeteryTourGuide on instagram
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